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Identification for Savings Customers

We verify the identity of each person before opening an account. To do this we use an electronic verification system, if we aren't able to identify you electronically we'll ask for the following documentation.

Group A

Send a certified copy of one of the following:

UK, EU, EEA or Swiss Passport

UK Photo Driving licence (full or provisional)

Shotgun Licence

Firearms Certificate

EU, EEA or Swiss Member State Identity Card

Northern Ireland Voter’s Card

Blue Disabled Driver’s Pass

Group B

Send an original or certified copies of one of the following which shows your full name and current home address.

UK Driving licence (photocard or paper)

Benefits Agency letter confirming rights to state benefits

Solicitor written confirmation of house move

We also accept these, up to 12 months old:

HMRC tax notification (not a P45 or P60)

Mortgage statement

UK Council Tax bill (valid for this year)

We also accept these, up to 3 months old (but not printed from the internet):

Bank or building society statement (include a sort code)

Credit card statement

Utility bill or prepayment certificate

If you need to send a document from Group A and Group B please send us two different documents.

How to send the documents to us

If you have applied online quote the reference we've emailed to you and post the documents to: Online Services, Leeds Building Society, FREEPOST LS465, 105 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5YY

Please do not send original documents from Group A, only send certified copies.

Certified copies

What is a certified copy?

A ‘certified copy’ is a copy of a document which has been confirmed as the same as the original by a recognised professional and they may make a small charge for this service. We will certify any documents we need for your application free of charge at any of our branches.

Who can certify a document?

Chartered & Certified Accountant

Bank/Building Society Managers

Post Office staff (certification service only)

Commissioners for Oaths

General Practitioner or Doctor

Independent Financial Advisers

Justice of the Peace

Practising Solicitor

A member of Leeds Building Society Staff

What needs to be written on the certified copy?

The certified copy document must include:

Full name and occupation

Company address and phone number

Signature and the date

Official stamp (if applicable)

Statement below

Statement: ‘I confirm I have seen the original document and this copy is an accurate, unaltered and unedited replica of the original.’

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Protect your money

Your eligible deposits with Leeds Building Society are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. This limit applies to the total of all deposits held in a Leeds Building Society account in either the UK and/or Gibraltar. Any deposits you hold above the limit are unlikely to be covered. Please click here for further information or visit www.fscs.org.uk.

† AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year.

‡ Gross means the rate of interest payable before the deduction of income tax at the rate specified by law.

Leeds Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association.

Leeds Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Leeds Building Society is registered on the Financial Services Register under number 164992. You can check this on the FCA website at www.fca.org.uk/firms/systems-reporting/register or by calling 0800 111 6768. Buy to Let mortgages which are for business purposes are exempt from FCA Rules.

* We may monitor and/or record your telephone conversations with the Society to ensure consistent service levels and for colleague training purposes.